OSHA Inspection: TORTORA BROS. CARPENTRY, INC.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a. Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY - Employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to install wood trim on a residential home and were not wearing eye protection; on or about 2/27/2018     Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Scaffold platform more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, was not provided with a portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladder (such as ladder stands), ramp, walkway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface.     a) Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY- Employee was not provided with access to a ladder jack scaffold while working approximately 13ft. above the ground, on or about 2/27/18.       Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:  a) Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY  An employee was working from a ladder jack scaffold platform that was not fully planked; on or about 2/27/18.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a) Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY - An employee performing residential carpentry operations from a ladder jack scaffold, 13 ft. from the ground below and was not provided with a personal fall arrest system, on or about 2/27/18.    Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY - Two employees were observed working at the edge of a residential roof, approximately 15ft. above the ground below. The employees were not protected from falling, on or about 02/27/18.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2018-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $1499.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.    a. Worksite, 14 Woodland Way Quogue, NY - Employees were using an extension ladder to access the roof at approximately 11ft. to the ground below. The ladder side rails were not extended three feet above the landing and was not securely tied to the building, on or about 2/27/2018.       Note: In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19